healthy food - DINE OR DUMP? - SIBEJO

Americans toss billions of dollars worth of food every year. A good portion of that is still safe to eat, but we don't because of confusion over expiration labels. Licensed dieticians say those dates are often mistaken as the deadline to toss. But many of the items are still safe...

healthy food - ATTACKING FOOD WASTE ON TWO FRONTS - SIBEJO

Celebrity chefs, including Tom Collichio, descended on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the roughly 70 billion pounds of food wasted annually in the United States.  They will join experts and advocates before the House Agriculture Committee, which is holding its first...

healthy food - FOOD SELL-BY DATES CREATE WASTE - SIBEJO

There are no federal standards for expiration dates, except for baby formula, and best-by or sell-by date have no basis in science �they�re a manufacturer�s best guess for when the food is likely to be freshest or at peak quality. Some food products could last a year or a year and...

healthy food - WASTING FOOD WASTE - SIBEJO

Commentary from the leaders of Washington's DC Central Kitchen on the growing interest in preventing food waste calls for a broader approach to the issue than that merely finding more efficient ways to redistribute food from one place to another. Simply dumping excess food at nonprofits...

healthy food - FOOD RECOVERY FOCUS - SIBEJO

Last week, the US EPA spent Earth Day (April 22) focused on food waste. In 2015, the EPA and USDA set a national food waste reduction goal of 50% by 2030. About 40% of the nation�s food supply is lost or wasted; food loss and waste is estimated to cost retailers and consumers about...

healthy food - UGLY FOOD PILOT PROJECT READY TO GO - SIBEJO

Whole Foods Market will begin a pilot project later this spring offering �ugly� produce for sale in certain California stores. Whole Foods already uses this produce in its prepared foods, but it intends to put the produce on display and sell it with other fruits and vegetables. The...

healthy food - BEAUTIFYING FOOD WASTE - SIBEJO

In Jean-Fran�ois Millet�s 1857 painting �The Gleaners,� three women in a cornfield pick what harvesters have left behind, collecting and eventually making use of what would otherwise be wasted. It�s one of, if not the, most famous depictions of food rescue. Contemporary Brooklyn...

healthy food - NEW PLAN TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE - SIBEJO

A new plan offers a roadmap for the U.S. to reduce food waste by 20% within a decade while also creating thousands of jobs and could save consumers billions of dollars. The report from a nonprofit and corporate collaboration known as ReFED divides food waste solutions into three...